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specsafety in o_a

morbid obesity mindset

Jul 23, 2007 20:07

This is my mind realized to the full extent of the addict inside me:
http://www.vidmax.com/index.php/videos/view/1091

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rottencarcass July 24 2007, 13:34:23 UTC

Thanks for posting that. I know I could be any of those people so fast it would make my head spin. Thank God for OA where we can arrest our illness.

I do thank 12-step food programs... specsafety July 24 2007, 16:53:12 UTC

More specifically CEA-HOW (Compulsive eaters anonymous) I actually gained 35 lbs eating 3 moderate meals a day, no sugar no flour and nothing inbetween. The problem I found in OA, is that I was allowed to determine the quantity of "moderation." In CEA-HOW, there is no guesswork, everything is weighed and measured.

Re: I do thank 12-step food programs... professor_mom July 25 2007, 11:46:13 UTC

Many people in regular oa and everyone in OA HOW measure their food as well.

Re: I do thank 12-step food programs... specsafety July 25 2007, 11:58:59 UTC

WOW...where are your groups???Everyone I come across in So. Cal. is all over the map. Only in CEA-HOW, EVERYONE weighs and measures

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Do you relate to these people? igosm July 24 2007, 13:53:14 UTC

Some of it I relate to. Some not. I feel like I will die if I gain more, like them. I don't eat fabulous quantities of unhealthy food. I was shocked when I watched the program to note that one of the ladies is smaller than me. That was shocking. Occasionally I will eat junk food. (once a month or so) Occasionally real sweets (non-fruit) Mostly it's eating past full that gets me into trouble. The arthritus is making movement difficult. It's fairly easy to gain and fairly difficult to lose. But I will have to find a way..

I think sadness makes me fat. I think mourning my parents is keeping some on. I think mourning my relatives who have not yet died gets me too.

M

Re: Do you relate to these people? specsafety July 24 2007, 16:49:27 UTC

I agree with you, in that, when I am active in my disease, I will eat to numb myself to any emotions I am feeling. Good luck with your recovery

Re: Do you relate to these people? kir_royale August 20 2007, 19:01:32 UTC

I was in Cambridge Graysheet (far far far far far more strict that how) for 7 years but my skin turned orange and my hair started falling out and i lost my period - it was very bad ... but then I found regular OA with absolutely NO food plan extremely unhelpful ... almost everyone there was fat and talking about sugarfree muffins and icecream (which I would overeat, hello) but I don't want to go back to greysheet either. My aunt did HOW out in Calif. (I am in new england) and she said it was far superior to GS but healthier ( ... )

Re: Do you relate to these people? kir_royale August 20 2007, 19:03:11 UTC

Suggestions for Implementing H.O.W ( ... )

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